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- DictionaryCo·op·er·a·tive/kōˈäp(ə)rədiv/
adjective
- 1. involving mutual assistance in working toward a common goal: "every member has clearly defined tasks in a cooperative enterprise"
noun
- 1. a farm, business, or other organization which is owned and run jointly by its members, who share the profits or benefits: "we run the agency as a workers' cooperative"
noun. : an enterprise or organization owned by and operated for the benefit of those using its services. Synonyms. Adjective. collaborative. collective. combined. common. communal. concerted. conjoint.
COOPERATIVE definition: 1. willing to help or do what people ask: 2. done or owned together with other people: 3. (of a…. Learn more.
working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit. demonstrating a willingness to cooperate: The librarian was cooperative in helping us find the book. pertaining to economic cooperation: a cooperative business.
A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-controlled enterprise". [1]
done or owned together with other people: Purchase of the ranch was a cooperative effort between many groups and agencies. The work is the result of a cooperative venture of approximately 80 physicists from around the world. The cooperative business brings together 500 wine producers in the region.
A cooperative or co-op is a business structure that is owned and democratically controlled by its member-owners who utilize its services. The cooperative is formed because of the recognition by persons that as individuals they cannot achieve their economic or social goals by working separately.
COOPERATIVE meaning: 1 : willing to be helpful by doing what someone wants or asks for; 2 : involving two or more people or groups working together to do something.
1. Done in cooperation with others: a cooperative effort. 2. Marked by willingness to cooperate; compliant: a cooperative patient. 3. Of, relating to, or formed as an enterprise or organization jointly owned or managed by those who use its facilities or services: a cooperative department store; cooperative apartment buildings. n. 1.
COOPERATIVE definition: 1. willing to help or do what people ask: 2. involving people working together to achieve the same…. Learn more.
[usually before noun] involving doing something together or working together with others towards a shared aim. Cooperative activity is essential to effective community work. The documentary was a cooperative effort by film-makers from five countries. This is a cooperative venture with the University of Copenhagen. Topics Discussion and agreement c1
